News & Commentary about The Freedom to Marry

The ACLU works in courts, legislatures, and communities to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties that the Constitution and the laws of the United States guarantee everyone in this country.

Aug 12, 2022

To Fight a Stacked Federal Bench, the ACLU Goes to the States

A photo of Mildred and Richard Loving looking at each other.

Jun 9, 2022

How Dismantling Roe Puts Interracial Marriage at Risk

Feb 21, 2018

6 South Carolina Legislators Want Same-Sex Marriages to Be Called 'Parody Marriages'

Love Wins: The Lovers and Lawyers Who Fought the Landmark Case for Marriage Equality

Aug 16, 2016

‘We Got Married Last June — but We’ve Been Together for 40 Years.’

Dec 8, 2015

We Were Turned Away on What Should Have Been Our Happiest Day Because We’re a Same Sex Couple

Sep 9, 2015

The Ballad of Rowan County — Love Still Wins

Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis: Request Denied

Sep 1, 2015

Dear Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis, You’re In Contempt of Court and the Constitution

Aug 13, 2015

Another Day, Another Victory: Courts Are Weighing Religious Claims to Discriminate and Finding Them Wanting

Jul 7, 2015

After Obergefell, What the LGBT Movement Still Needs to Achieve

Jun 30, 2015

A Mostly Blissful Marriage State of the Union